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It did not, however, attain to great notoriety until in 1830 an anonymous article (by E.

As a member of the Duma he attained a certain notoriety by impassioned speeches and appeals for root-and-branch reform, but he was never conspicuous for steady work or constructive statesmanship. When the first Revolutionary Government was formed people were astonished to hear that Kerensky had been nominated Minister of Justice.

Atherton had managed to beat the rap, avoiding embarrassing notoriety, but he had despised David Dean from that day forward.

Zobeir (q.v.), a Sudanese Arab, was probably the one man who could have withstood successfully the Mandi_ Owing to Zobeir's notoriety as a slave-raider Gordon's request was refused.

The following day, Mr. Rupert Youngblood gained more notoriety, appearing on a national television morning show.